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Title: Collection of Midwinter International Exposition material, including coins, pins, spoons, glass-ware, paper weights, etc. Author: ** Place: San Francisco Publisher: Date: July 1894 Description: Includes: Lithographed souvenir ticket stub; 3 different pins (1 full metal and 2 metal with cloth ribbon); official admissions pass with an albumen photograph portrait of William H. Hartwell taken by Taber for the fair; set of six different glass-ware items by the same maker in uniform style, lettered over red coloring (no maker’s identification); 7 various metal spoons all with embossed decorations and lettered Midwinter Fair; one metal napkin ring with embossed decorations; stack of 10 souvenir coins glued together, plus 4 more loose matching coins; 4 aluminum coins; 3 small metal boxes with folding top; glass paper weight with hand-colored scene of the Pine Apts. Building inside; copper bell (missing the clapper); plus 6 other miscellaneous metal decoration items: doilies, pendant and an aluminum feather. Together, approximately 38 individual items. Scarce items from the 1894 San Francisco Midwinter Fair. This collection really should be inspected first-hand. Lot Amendments Condition: Some age wear, occasional nicks and rubs, dusty, most of the metal needs cleaning and a bit tarnished, other general wear; from very good to near fine. Sold as is. Item number: 165002